1) Find a film poster of your choice (use Google images) and add it to your blog post. You'll need to save it to My Pictures or a similar folder and then import the image using the 'insert image' icon in Blogger.
2) Write an analysis of the film poster on your blog using the four key media concepts: language, industries, audience and representation.
The key questions to ask:
Language: how do we know it is a film poster? What key conventions (typical features) of a film poster can you spot and what do they communicate to the audience?
Industries: who are the companies behind the film? Who directs or stars in the film? Who is making money from this media product? You may need to research this on the internet if it isn't clear on the poster.
Audience: who is the target audience for this film? How can we tell?
Representation: what representation of people or groups can we find in this poster? What does it tell the audience?
language:
the film is directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell,
and produced by Blumhouse Productions
- Denotation: A medium close-up of a young boy positioned dead-centre, wearing red-and-black striped pyjamas, staring straight into the camera lens with a neutral, intense expression.
- Connotation: Youth and pyjamas typically signify innocence, vulnerability, and a safe domestic environment. However, centring him implies he is the focal point or the victim. His unwavering direct gaze breaks the fourth wall, which creates an uncomfortable, intimidating, and unnatural feeling for the viewer, hinting that his innocence has been compromised or possessed.
- Denotation: A large, suburban house sits behind the boy, blanketed by a dark, monochromatic blue and grey overcast sky.
- Connotation: The suburban home represents safety, stability, and family. However, the dark, oppressive storm clouds "bearing over" the property subvert this, suggesting that a sinister supernatural threat is looming over the family.
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